2017 Village of Glenview Comprehensive Plan glenview_comp_plan_2017_03_29_sm | Page 22

Values / Vision
Community Vision
Community Values
Glenview’s Summer Fest held
annually at the end of June
All communities experience change
over time. Many changes might be
perceived as positive – new people,
new ideas, better shopping, and
improved infrastructure and amenities,
while others could be considered
challenges – additional congestion, loss
of open space, the removal of cultural
and historic assets, aged infrastructure,
and blighted businesses. In the Village
of Glenview, new developments
and redevelopments are built to be
compatible with the Village’s vision and
values, while balancing the constraints
of constantly changing market
demands. Residential neighborhoods
across the Village inevitability turn
over as older families move out and
younger families move in. Business
districts thrive or succumb to the latest
consumer trends.
The Comprehensive Plan is the vehicle
used to effectively manage these
changes as new trends continue to
apply development pressures on the
community. Although such changes
do not occur overnight, it is important
that Glenview remain proactive to
direct future development in a way
that matches the community’s core
values. This is key, because while a
community may change in its outward
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Glenview Looking Forward • Vision (V)
appearance, protecting its inner
core values is what will ensure that
the community retains its character
over the long-term. Communities
that are most resilient and able to
adapt to changes over time are the
communities that know what they
value and what to protect. While the Comprehensive Plan is a
technical document, it is based on the
unique community values that make
up the foundation of the Village of
Glenview. The process of determining
Glenview’s values was instrumental
in developing an overall concept to
guide the 2016 Comprehensive Plan.
As part of the public engagement
process, an assessment of what the
residents value about living in the
Village was conducted during a
community workshop (see Table 2-1).
This assessment activity helped the
Committee understand how growth,
transportation and environmental
issues impact residents’ most
fundamental values. The committee developed Glenview’s
vision statement (see Table 2-1),
which helps set the overall tone for
the document. The vision statement
is grounded in the shared community
values, guides development of goals
and policies, and helps prioritize them
into actions for implementation.
The participants were asked to rate a set of values and the following were the top values:
Table 2-1 Values Assessment
Top Values
1. Security 8. Inclusiveness
2. Trust 9. Sense of Giving
3. Sense of Community 10. Enjoyment
4. Friendliness 11. Community Spirit
5. Sense of Belonging 12. Sense of Heritage and Tradition
6. Strong Family 13. Faith
7. Sense of Well-being